My uncle Joe was a much loved family physician in Milwaukee and was my role model but I didn't become interested in medicine until I saw the birth of our first daughter, Sheila, in 1972. The rigid practice of obstetrics at that time, as well as the quality of care we had experienced in a teaching clinic in Boston were eye openers for me and inspired me to want to provide a more humane, patient focused care.
I received a National Health Corps Scholarship for medical school and came to La Familia to pay back my scholarship obligation. My family loved Santa Fe and La Familia so we stayed past my 4 year scholarship commitment and made Santa Fe our home. Our daughter, Jessica, will complete a residency in Family Medicine in 2013. She hopes to return to Santa Fe to practice.

Dr. Devitt attended medical school at Rush University Medical School in Chicago. He is board certified in Family Medicine and is a Fellow and past president of the New Mexico Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is a Past Chair of the Department of Medicine at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. Dr. Devitt has been practicing since 1984.